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Tuesday, May 14th, 2013Our nieces came to visit a couple of weeks ago — they are eight and four — and my husband and I planned a weekend of activities: zoo, pool, playroom. We scouted out the best kid-appealing food, including Shake Shack, Sweetgreen (they loved it), and pizza delivered right to our apartment door. And to seal [...]
Ricardo
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013Before I tell you about my favorite chocolate tart, I want to talk about Ricardo. Who is that? I wish I knew. Here are some Ricardo facts: He has a skin condition. He has foot pain. He is on prescription medication. He has a telephone number very similar to mine. Somewhere, somehow, Ricardo switched a [...]
Cranberry-chocolate chip oatmeal cookies
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013I felt sure spring was coming because when I went to the Farmer’s Market this weekend I noticed the carrots had disappeared. True, there were Brussels sprouts, Swiss chard, and other winter vegetables that don’t hail from Europe. True, I saw nary a flutter of asparagus, or strawberries, or — that American peculiarity — ramps. [...]
Cassoulet
Saturday, March 2nd, 2013Last week, I reveled in reading F. Scott Fitzgerald and baking banana bread, but this week I have to admit, I missed my manuscript. I thought I couldn’t wait to turn it in, but after a few days without it, I started to feel kind of lost. An experienced writer would tell me now is [...]
Pie-tastrophe
Friday, November 30th, 2012The minute I saw the recipe online, I knew it was the pie I wanted to make for Thanksgiving. It had cheddar cheese worked into the crust, a savory contrast against the apples. It had a crumbly, buttery streusel topping studded with walnuts. And, wowzer of wowzers, it had chilies tossed into the fruit for [...]
Just for me
Saturday, November 17th, 2012I wasn’t going to write a single word about this artichoke tart with a polenta crust. I just wanted to admire the recipe, cook it and eat it (and share it with my husband, of course). But polenta pondering? Tart reflection? Nope. I love to cook, but lately it’s been feeling more like work than pleasure. [...]
Passion fruit, pavlova, a little light larceny
Thursday, November 8th, 2012I don’t know much about pavlova or passion fruit, but luckily I’ve got friends in the right places. Or, rather, I should say born in the right places: Australia and New Zealand. So when my dad decided to make a pavlova to celebrate his birthday a few weeks ago, I contacted my friends Katia and [...]
Between
Thursday, October 4th, 2012It is supposed to 86 degrees Fahrenheit today. It is October. Yes, the weather and the time of year are disconnected — and I think it has started to affect my emotional state. Because ever since I got to Washington, I’ve felt like I’ve been floating. Between seasons. Between cities. Between projects. My life in [...]
Autumn song
Tuesday, September 4th, 2012The other day I was making a quiche, rubbing butter and flour between my fingertips, and thinking about the French immersion I took before I moved to Paris, about my courses and classmates, and a poem that we learned by heart. It’s a slight poem, and mournful. I can still recite the words. Chanson d’Automne de [...]
A little pasta
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012Ever since I moved to Paris four years ago, I’d been dreading one day — the day the movers would come to pack up our belongings, the day we would have to leave our rambling Parisian apartment. That day came on Monday. Hello from our new apartment. Hello from The Other Side. I don’t want to [...]
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